Trying to install FreeBSD 8.2-RC1 on a PowerMac G5

[Torfinn Ingolfsen]

Update:

On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 19:13:27 +0100
Torfinn Ingolfsen <torfinn.ingolfsen at broadpark.no> wrote:

> Yes, if ASD doesn't find anything, I'm going to look at the memory
> DIMMs. This particular model has four DIMM slots (not eight) and they
> must be installed in pairs. But still, I should be able to take out two
> of the DIMMS and see if that changes anything. Then swap then, and so
> on.

Well, ASD didn't find any problens with the machine. Apparently,
everything works. :-/ I also took out half the memory two DIMMs, and
ran a test for both halves. I did a test  two DIMMs in slot 0/1 and in
slot 2/3, and did the same test for both pairs of DIMMs.

(The machine has 4 x 512 MB DIMMS, two Samsung, and two from "Memory
Corp".)
I found two other PC-3200 DIMMs. 256 MB, and tried those as well.
In every test, ASD concluded with "PASSED", ie no faults with the
machine. :-/

As it is now, I can get about two hours of working time on the machine
before problems starts to show up. Yet, it doesn't feel hot anywhere.
I couldn't remove the CPU's as the heads of the bolts holding the
heatsinks (hex nut heads) are broken. I'll have to get them out and
change the bolts some day.

-- 
Torfinn